Weekend Refreshments ~ Cardamom-Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

Weekend Refreshments ~ Cardamom-Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

We've been good and eating our greens but now it's time to let loose and load up on the ice cream. What better way than to kill two birds with one stone and bring cookies into the mix! I'm sure Lord Sandwich would approve of this naughty little alteration.

Preheat the oven to 350° and line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, cardamom, salt and baking soda. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter with the sugar at medium-high speed until fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. At medium speed, beat in the egg. Beat in the buttermilk and vanilla until just smooth, then beat in the dry ingredients. Fold in the oats.

Using a 2-tablespoon ice cream scoop, scoop 10 mounds of dough onto each baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake in the lower and upper thirds of the oven for 13 minutes, until the cookies are puffy and set; shift the sheets halfway through baking. Transfer the cookies to racks to cool completely.

For each ice cream sandwich, scoop 3 tablespoons of the ice cream onto the underside of a cookie and top with another cookie. Wrap in plastic and freeze until the ice cream is just firm, about 30 minutes.